The
Boys Behind Etoypage
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But
these days, Zai wears his dark hair in conservative, medium-short style,
and looks much like, say, an architecture teacher, which is what his father
is.
Gramazio,
the Italian in the group and the other key figure in the fight with eToys,
wears his hair buzzed. He studied as an architect and brings to etoy a
love both of design and conceptual thinking. He has a way of staring straight
ahead when he speaks with a look of almost surreal alertness, like a character
in a Japanese cartoon.
Kubli,
in his Buddy Holly glasses, was working at a law firm through much of the
fight and did not put in as many 18-hour days as the others. He's the droll
character in the group, who often appears lost, although he has hundreds
of phone numbers memorized and never lacks for something to say -- once
he's had a moment to ponder.
Mono,
the only one in the core group who was not involved from etoy's beginnings
in 1994, came out of the punk scene and opts for an attention-getting haircut,
shaved on the sides, exotic-plant look up top. He brings eagerness, an
expertise with computers, and also a reverence for what Zai and Gramazio
and Kubli have done over the years.
Etoy
may seem to have established a new identity as guardians of Internet freedom,
destined now to hang out at the restored www.etoy.com site, helping others
strike back. But that's just what etoy doesn't want. Unpredictability is
one of their operating principles.
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